Open Kernel Labs

Open Kernel Labs
Company typePrivate
IndustryComputer software
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006) in Sydney, Australia
FateAcquired by General Dynamics C4 Systems
SuccessorCog Systems
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, United States
Key people
Steve Subar, cofounder, CEO
Gernot Heiser, cofounder, CTO
ProductsOKL4 microkernels and hypervisor
Websitegdmissionsystems.com/products/cross-domain-solutions/hypervisor

Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs) is a privately owned company that develops microkernel-based hypervisors and operating systems for embedded systems. The company was founded in 2006 by Steve Subar and Gernot Heiser as a spinout from NICTA. It was headquartered in Chicago, while research and development was located in Sydney, Australia. The company was acquired by General Dynamics in September 2012.[1]

  1. ^ "General Dynamics acquires NICTA start-up Open Kernel Labs". NICTA. September 12, 2012.[dead link]